I'm getting the location_id as null in shopify order api - shopify

Question

I created an order through shopify admin and added the customer details , when i executes the orders.json api , I'm getting location_id ="null"
Now i'm in need of location id to update the fulfillment status.
How to update the location id for an order if possible .This is my response when i created an order .
{
"orders": [
{
"id": 568323571800,
"email": "sample_test_123_gmail#gmail.com",
"closed_at": null,
"created_at": "2018-08-02T15:41:06+05:30",
"updated_at": "2018-08-02T15:46:06+05:30",
"number": 9,
"note": "",
"token": "a666eb3aea251cc585afc006cbf5b315",
"gateway": "Cash on Delivery (COD)",
"test": false,
"total_price": "200.00",
"subtotal_price": "200.00",
"total_weight": 100,
"total_tax": "0.00",
"taxes_included": false,
"currency": "INR",
"financial_status": "pending",
"confirmed": true,
"total_discounts": "0.00",
"total_line_items_price": "200.00",
"cart_token": null,
"buyer_accepts_marketing": false,
"name": "#1009",
"referring_site": null,
"landing_site": null,
"cancelled_at": null,
"cancel_reason": null,
"total_price_usd": "2.92",
"checkout_token": null,
"reference": null,
"user_id": 23090102360,
"location_id": null,

Answer 1

location ID is tied to your inventory. First off, ensure you have set a location for your inventory. Second, make sure Shopify is set as your inventory management provider. If you now create an order for items managed by Shopify, you might see a location ID. Your test of creating a draft order like that might also not be fully integrated yet with Shopify locations? What happens when you book an order using the front end and not the API?

Answer 2

location_id on an order will return null unless the order is made from a Shopify POS location in which case it will return the location_id associated with that location.
See the guide on fulfillments: https://help.shopify.com/en/api/guides/managing-fulfillments

Answer 3

To get locationId in order, need to pass inventoryQuantities input with location id and available quantity in productCreate Mutation.Then You will get locationId in order
{
"input": {
"title": "Demo Product",
"descriptionHtml": "des",
"productType": "type",
"vendor": "vendor",
"handle": "abc1",
"tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
"variants": [
{
"title": "small",
"price": 100,
"compareAtPrice": 110,
"position": 1,
"inventoryQuantities": {
"availableQuantity": 100,
"locationId": "gid://shopify/Location/55274340513"
},
"inventoryItem": {
"cost": 200,
"tracked": true
}
}
]
}
}

Answer 4

You can find location_id from the /admin/api/2021-04/locations.json API.
You will get response like this:
{
"locations": [
{
"id": location_id,
"name": "location_name",
"address1": "location_address",
"address2": null,
"city": "Faisalabad",
"zip": "38000",
"province": "",
"country": "PK",
"phone": "",
"created_at": "2021-02-25T15:34:18+05:00",
"updated_at": "2021-02-25T15:34:20+05:00",
"country_code": "PK",
"country_name": "Pakistan",
"province_code": null,
"legacy": false,
"active": true,
"admin_graphql_api_id": "gid://shopify/Location/location_id",
"localized_country_name": "Pakistan",
"localized_province_name": null
}
]
}